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#1 Posted by slimy on 08 Nov 2006 - 00:43

This happened quite a while ago I believe.

(3 replies) #2 Posted by epheterson on 08 Nov 2006 - 00:45

****, we can say goodbye to small, simple, effective applications.

#2.1 Posted by Andareed on 08 Nov 2006 - 00:53

The power toys have always been small and effective. If anything, sysinternals tools will likely be better supported now.

#2.2 Posted by agressiv on 08 Nov 2006 - 01:30

They just announced ProcessMonitor, a utility that replaces both filemon and regmon. This works on x64 vista as well, and is VERY cool. I would have filemon and regmon side by side and this greatly simplifies it. It also has a great filter window which blows away the old one.

#2.3 Posted by ambiance on 08 Nov 2006 - 03:43

Aren't you jumping the gun?

#3 Posted by frogworm on 08 Nov 2006 - 01:41

Thanks Rafael! dot double dot

#4 Posted by Xinok on 08 Nov 2006 - 01:46

They've released Process Monitor, which shows a few things:

- No WGA
- The utility isn't bloated, though it is a larger download. Filemon and Regmon were 277k and 249k respectively, whereas Process Monitor is 2.09mb.
- Merges two utilities into one - Filemon and Regmon - And also includes a new "process and thread" category. This means they're not just merging utilities together, they're actually adding to them.
- Contains a filter which is far superior to those in Filemon and Regmon. This means they are improving their utilities.
- Sysinternals isn't dead

#5 Posted by Shiranui on 08 Nov 2006 - 02:46

As long as they stay free, I don't care. Sysinternals rock, and I could not live without them.

#6 Posted by Croquant on 08 Nov 2006 - 02:50

So long as Microsoft doesn't turn Sysinternals into the usual MS bloatware, it makes no difference to me.

(2 replies) #7 Posted by Chugworth on 08 Nov 2006 - 02:57

Quote -

The Sysinternals web site was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell to host their advanced system utilities and technical information and Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in July, 2006.

hmm... Seems like that could be two sentences...

#7.1 Posted by seamer on 08 Nov 2006 - 10:19

Grammar Nazi's ought to be careful how they use ellipses, capitalise the sentence and watch where those extra spaces lurk

#7.2 Posted by gaekwad2 on 08 Nov 2006 - 14:35

People who want to correct Grammar Nazis ought to know about the correct usage of apostrophes. :p

#8 Posted by ЀṾ g燎 on 08 Nov 2006 - 04:56

The Autoruns tool under Processes & Threads section just helped me to get rid of the annoying virusburst spyware i had on my system since 2 weeks which many other spyware removers couldnt remove.. Ty M$!! w00t!!

#9 Posted by werejag on 08 Nov 2006 - 06:35

what happened to the source code?

(2 replies) #10 Posted by superhuman on 08 Nov 2006 - 06:36

Microsoft provides a screensaver that simulate "BLUE SCREEN and COMPUTER RESTARTING" ??? Hahaha. They make fun of themselves. haha

Priceless

download.sysinternals.com/Files/BlueScreen.zip

#10.1 Posted by billyea on 08 Nov 2006 - 08:07

It was originally a SysInternal product, and I think it's quite alright for the developers to have a little fun.

#10.2 Posted by superhuman on 08 Nov 2006 - 08:56

Quote - billyea said @ #10.1

It was originally a SysInternal product, and I think it's quite alright for the developers to have a little fun.

I know. But, microsoft lists it on the website

#11 Posted by SHADOW-XIII on 08 Nov 2006 - 10:53

SysInternals is the best. They've made so many usefull programs for administrators.
I'm using ProcessExplorer all the time. Hope they will exists ...

#12 Posted by fluent on 08 Nov 2006 - 11:41

anyone notice the license agreement when you run procmon has a typo?

"These license terms are an agreement between Sysinternals (a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation) and you. Please read them. They apply to the software you are downloading from Systinternals.com, which includes the media on which you received it, if any."

#13 Posted by NullTrax on 08 Nov 2006 - 14:03

Excellent stuff. Use it at work often.

#14 Posted by Evil-Dragon on 08 Nov 2006 - 15:41

I found something useful for pranking people: www.microsoft.com/technet/sysintern...BlueScreen.mspx

I bet that would make a few people panic. Download it and see for yourself (might be worth keeping it for April 1st) *hint* *hint*

(2 replies) #15 Posted by James123 on 08 Nov 2006 - 20:20

*Sigh* I wish they would have left it alone.

They expect people to pay for using the tools on other peoples computers?

Q: May I freely load or use Sysinternals utilities on computers that I support but do not own?
A: No. You will need to contact Microsoft Sysinternals Licensing (syslic@microsoft.com) and inquire about fee based licensing options.

...Sorry but I've been using the tools for diagnosing problems on thousands of computers over the last few years, I even donated to SysInternals, I don't intend on paying the most likely a ridiculous amount of money they will charge to license it.

Also...

Q: May I distribute Sysinternals utilities in my software, on my website, or with my magazine?
A: No. We are not offering any distribution licenses, even if the 3rd party is distributing them for free. We encourage people to download the utilities from our download center where they can be assured to get the most recent version of the utility.

Hundreds of freeware sites are already redistributing it, why should they stop now?

They even removed the source that has been freely available to learn from for the last ~5 years. Pfft.

I guess on the upside though, as everybody said Process Monitor is improved quite a lot.

#15.1 Posted by Xabora on 08 Nov 2006 - 20:45

IIRC, that existed before this happened.
Except they pointed you to WInternals.

#15.2 Posted by dnstest on 10 Nov 2006 - 11:22

This news came as a surpise to me. I have used several of the sysinternals utilities and found them very useful. Appearently so did/does Microsoft.

Two things caught my attention:
1) I never noticed that the source code was posted, and I have no need for it, however removing it is very crappy on Microsoft's part. Crappy, but not unexpected. MS isn't known for ever being open with source code, regardless of the product.

2) Did I read that you donated to sysinternals?? I am poor, but I support the idea of free software that asks for voluntary donations (given you like and use the product), and I have occassionaly donated to freelance developers in the past. Given that, I would be irate if I donated to help develop a product that was purchased by MS (or any software company). I don't care about the fact that it is still available for free, I care that MS aquired something that many people helped fund and develop under the shareware principle. If I were you, I would ask MS for a refund. Not that you would be successful with such a request, but hopefully it would make a point.

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